DEVELOPING PALESTINE.
ZIONISTS CO-OPERATE. By < Eleotrio Telegraph.—Copyright. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association LONDON, Jan. 10. Dr. Weizmann, president of the English Zionists, has returned from a visit to Palestine. He stated that the Palestine administration has agreed to co-operate with Zionists' organisation in the development of the country. He was convinced that Palestine could support several million additional people, without injury to tho present inhabitants, if scientific methods of development were adopted. Thirty thousand Jews could bo settled in tho coming year. It would be necessary to build 5000 houses, which, with other development works, would require £1,000,000 to be spent annually till 1930, when the money would be forthcoming. (
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1712, 13 January 1920, Page 5
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109DEVELOPING PALESTINE. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1712, 13 January 1920, Page 5
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